I really do try to get myself into the visual novel genre. Plenty of times I’ve found myself enamored with a particular art style or plot scenario that has convinced me to break out the reading glasses. Yet there’s always a part of me that goes, “Yeah, but a lot of what I gravitate to feels so… catered to me.” So today we have Demonheart: The Ice Demon, an otome game not catered to my straight man demographic! It was also one of the only visual novels to feature a demo during Next Fest…

Quick structure disclaimer: Given this (and all the others) is only a demo, I won’t be too in-depth with my coverage, and will only reflect on the good and the bad. No overly long personal history or filibuster. No nonsense. That said, I will provide a synopsis for the game below.

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